San Jose), established in 2017, is Northern California’s regional branch of the Worldwide Walls network of festivals happening in over 20 cities around the world. Led locally by the Empire Seven Studios collective —a contemporary urban art gallery and cultural institution in Japantown, San Jose, California. Over the past four years San Jose Walls has grown into the Bay Area’s premiere art festival
with a line up and experience that rivals some of the best in the world. Much more than a multi-day festival, San Jose Walls is an amenity with substantial economic and community impact. It is also a vehicle to celebrate San Jose’s past, present, and future creative culture. To date, San Jose Walls has produced over 70 murals and visual art installations throughout the City with a focus on underserved and neighborhoods. Our goal is to strengthen community ties by bringing local and worldwide contemporary art to San Jose to highlight the diversity our City has to offer.
